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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A64639	Perez Uzza, Or, A serious letter sent to Master Edm. Calamy, January the 17th, 1663 touching his sermon at Aldermanbvry, December the 28th, intimating his close design, and dangerous insinuation against the publick peace : with some queries he is to answer, for the satisfaction of the world.	Udall, O.	1663 (1663)	Wing U17; ESTC R23555	20,153	32

PEREZ VZZA Or A SERIOUS LETTER Sent To Master Edm. Calamy January the 17th 1663 TOUCHING HIS SERMON AT ALDERMANBVRY December the 28th Intimating his Close Design and dangerous Insinuation against the Publick Peace with some 〈◊〉 he is to Answer for the Satisfaction of the World Nulla CONCIONE excitatum 〈◊〉 quis Novit Tully Orat. LONDON Printed for George Bisaker 1663. PEREZ VZZA OR A SERIOUS LETTER Sent to Master EDMVND CALAMY January the 17th 1663 c. Sir BIshop Ridley and Bishop Latimer two good Men good Bishops godly reformers and holy Martyrs O Sir Bishops were employed by the Lord as Instruments to deliver us from Popery and which I never heard any of their adversarles did freely offered themselves as Martyrs against Popery could not agree in the way though they were Brethren yet they agree in the end though they were adversaries O in the end all sober modest and pious dissenters in the World will be of one heart of one mind then shall we see a gracious returne of our Saviours prayer that God heard him in that which he pray'd for that all Christians are one in Christ Ioh 17.23 as the Father is in Him He in the Father that they are one in the Father and the Son and then the World which by our many Religions is tempted to an unbeliefe of all will own one pure Religion and undefiled and will believe that God sent Christ into the World to teach it 2 You and I who never fell out in the way but were of one mind in those things whereunto we had already attained and in other things waited patiently untill the Lord revealed them unto us in an unhappy variety of opinion retaining a Christian Unity of affections the many things we agree in having a greater power to unite us then the few things we differ in have ●o divide us so that in things necessary we came up to an holy Uniformity in things indifferent we retained a Christian liberty in all things we maintained a Gospell charity I say you and I who never fell out in the way must now differ when we are come within view of that end you and I look for you and I hasten unto for you must I may I knew indeed you entertained other thoughts then I did of the ancient Primitive Apostolicke and Gospell Government of the Church of its pure and decent Worship and Devotion of its decent order and innocent Rites and Ceremonies but I knew withall how to pitty you as one subject to the like infirmities as well persuaded that we know but in part that something will be lacking to our Faith that our God divideth to every one severally as He will a measure of the gift of Christ as though we had not already attained or were already perfect but did follow after I knew you allowed your self another practice of the same Religion answerable to your thoughts then I could and I that could come up to the use of some harmelesse things enjoyned despised not you who could not as I hope you who could not come up to the use of them Ro 14.3 ☜ judged not me who could I think him happy who alloweth not himself the use of what he condemneth and he much happier who condemneth not himself in the use of that which he doeth or may allow I knew your different practice from the grand establishment of the Nation rendered you uncapable of those encouragements which are allowed by no Nation to any that oppose its publique constitution as what Government will maintaine them that oppose it I pittyed you now under discouragement under this frame of Government which you cannot approve as I hope you would pitty me if I should be and did pitty those many Orthodox and good men that were under discouragement under the frame of Government you do approve when I heard that your conscience guided by some singular apprehensions peculiar to those of your way perswaded you not to do some things which you have done formerly and think others may do now as things indifferent decent orderly harmeless enjoyn'd by the power ordained of God over you which you are to obey for conscience sake I was sorry and said O that any gracious soul should suffer it self to be so insnared as to be under a sad necessity either of going against his conscience which is dangerous or of going against Authority which is sinfull when I heard that your conscience guided by the general principles of Christianity where you could not cheerfully obey obliged you patiently to suffer the truth after Godlinesse in this case which good men professed was this I cannot obey though I die I can die rather then disobey I rejoyced and said 〈◊〉 Mr. Calamy 〈◊〉 serve God passively I must serve God actively I am appointed to glorifie God by obedience he must glorifie Him by patience even so O Father because so it pleaseth thee When I heard of your meeknesse and modesty your candour and ingenuity your humanity and charity your piety and humility under this late dispensation which rendred you with the reverend Doctor Bates Doctor Jacomh Doctor Manton Mr. Watson c. eminent and honourable in their eyes that differ from you virtus vel in hoste really we pitty what we see of man and we love what we see of God in you I said cum tales sint utinam nostrj essent my thoughts sometimes for here 's more freedome for thoughts in this innocent solitude a Paradise in all things but that here are no Serpents no temptations then in your throug of interests passions and men represent you unto me as serious as that man in the 10th of St. Mark asking what shall we do that we may inherit eternall life and you are answered honour reverence and obey your Superiours honour Father and Mother live honestly and peaceably with your neighbours defraud not thou shalt not c. You answer and say all these have we endeavoured to observe from our youth as it was said of our blessed Saviour there that beholding the Man he loved him c. so I seriously reflecting upon you cannot choose but love you onely one thing you lack O go your way part with all the esteem reputation and interest you have gained and devote it to the publick welfare and peace of Christendome Have you liberty to do or to forbeare some indifferent things O use it not this rich Jewell for the offence of the weak below nor the contempt of the strong above you 〈◊〉 so as upon the same grounds any man may make it a cloake of maliciousnesses Are you possessed of the precious Jewell of a tender conscience be fully perswaded in your own minds apart from all opinion fancy prejudice interest what part of the will of God by which you must be judged you and your conscience those things you scruple at are against what forbids white any more than black Garments kneeling any more then standing c.

If they are against no Law every one of them apart how are they against a tender conscience that hath alwayes an eye upon a Law and peace be upon them that walk according to this rule if to read a good Prayer-book be no where forbidden how is it a sin and if it be no sin how doth it trouble a tender conscience deny your selves and you shall have complacency and satisfaction enough to your thoughts and wishes in Heaven if you should be as that man sad at this saying and goe away grieved O then submit at least to our Saviours last Lesson to the man Take up the Crosse and follow Me. Sometimes I think and it 's no little pleasure to observe the innocent emanations of our souls and the harmlesse springing of our thought pure as the morning cleer as the first dawn of day when we are composed with quiet tranquility and peace with our God our conscience and with all the World 〈…〉 sometimes I think I heare you a sked by sober men as Agrippa was by Saint Paul believe you the Prophets believe you the Scripture that enjoyes obedience to Magistrates and those under them in Church and State for 〈◊〉 under and peace do you believe the primitive practise of the Church of God lead by the spirit of God in all ages do you believe the decrees of Counsels do you believe the holy sayings of the Fathers we know you do believe them and you considering how neer we come to what the Scripture teacheth concerning obedience decency and order and edification what the Catholick Church before Popery was heard of practised say as Mr. Vines c and others would say you have almost perswaded us to an uniformity to order to decency to obedience for if ancient History may be believed and if humane evidence may be of any use which it must be of or else we have nothing sure for if Laws were not as we are told they are by men our estates are lost if deeds are not such as they are witnessed our Lands are forfeited and if we in the World live onely to deceive and be deceived we are undone the Catholick Church before Popery kept up two things that were its glory uniformity and sincere obedience and if honest and knowing men may be believed the reformed Churches keep up an uniformity among themselves and obedience even to their Popish Princes and methinks I hear the sober men say as Saint Paul we would to God not only you but all Christians this day were not only almost but altogether such as we are except onely our unhappinesse that we are looked upon as enthralled our selves and as those that would enthrall others whereas we desire onely that all men may be free from all prejudices interest and partiality to know what they ought to do and to do what they know we desire only that Kings may be free to command according to their conscience subjects may be free to obey according to their conscience and that none may perswade the World that Kings sin commanding what they think in their conscience is good and that Subjects sin in doing those things when commanded which they think in their conscience are not in themselves evill As we would all the truths of God were received not in Word but in Power in the holy ghost and in much assurance so we would that great truth of obedience which our Religion teacheth with most evidence Inforceth with most motives and presseth with most power of any Religion in the world viz. of obedience and uniformity were owned among us so freely that Christian Kings and Princes might entertain our Religion as their interest and all Christian people might entertain it as their peace and composure This is all the harm we wish this is all the evil we think we are thus harmlesse thus innocent in our thoughts towards you Amidst these pleasing thoughts of you at once my duty and delight that I might not know that undisturbed calm here below which I look for above behold an unpleasing message is brought me this week and I know not by what correspondence whatever you speak or do is suddenly spread abroad throughout the Kingdom that you had 1. In contempt of the authority of a full and free Parliament which you once cried up as the only power of God ordained in this Nation 2. To the disturbance of a quiet Government under which we began to lead peaceable and quiet lives in all godlinesse and honesty 3. To the offence of a gracious Soveraign many waies indeared to you 4. To the grieving of many a poor soul which expected you of all men should shew a pattern of humility meeknesse and obedience and the misleading of more who have that reverence for your person that by your example may be induced to your miscarriage to the great trouble of your Dtocesan who is hereby in a streight betwixt the sad choice of either seeing you punished so as not becoming a man of your Coat and Order or of winking at you against the grand establishment of the present Parliament and you know what it is to protect delinquents from Justice you preached I am afraid by making use of that way to incense the people for it is observed that preaching and printing undid you will provoke the Magistrate to do as King Edward the sixth did who ordained that whereby of late by reason of certain controversious and seditious Preachers his Majesty out of the love he bare to the quiet of his Subjects inhibitted all men from preaching in any open audience unlesse they were licenced by the Lord Protector or my Lords Grace of Canterbury yea by bringing the abomination of sedition that makes desolate into the holy place you will make the Magistrate as much afraid to open the Church doors to you as to open Janus his Temple as much afraid to hear the Gospel as the Israelites were to hear the Law equal the terrour the thunder the fear under both Christian Princes will look upon Lords daies as daies of Sabbaoth of Hosts and armies and noise than of Sabbath of rest and peace and when preachers truly lift up their voices like Trumpets to tell people of their former transgression but to incite them to commit new ones I am afraid that you call cause men by these courses to abhor the service of God and so by your fault the Word of the Lord be precious in our daies and there be no open vision You preached I hear Mr. Calamy the 28. of December when the Kings thoughts were full of favour towards you and all your friends were resolved of obedience and patience that in so doing they might put to silence the ignorance of foolish men where the Nobility and Gentry had their eyes upon your carriage and behaviour in order to a further clemency or severity O Mr. Calamy a wise man knoweth time and judgement and the men of Issachar had understanding in the times knowing what